New versions of Intellect, Time & Chaos and Legal Billing are all coming very soon! We are unifying the version numbers to more clearly identify what works with what, so all three of these apps will be jumping up to version number 10.

We have been sharing some of our favorite tips, tricks and secrets using our software products. If you look in the tags on the sidebar, “tips” is a great way to see the other posts in this series. This tip is another that features our Intellect email client.

Tip #10: Snippets

If you send lots of the same replies to common questions or just have content that you tend to type out over and over again, this will quickly become one of your favorite features in Intellect 4 because it is such a time-saver!

If you have frequently used text in emails, you can and should save your response as a snippet.

Behind the scenes, snippets are really a folder full of little .html files, each with commonly used content ready to drop into any email message you write.

In Intellect, though, the snippets are easily used and saved using the Snippets section of the toolbar at the top of every email you write.

To save a snippet, you should highlight a block of text that you want to make reusable. Then, press F8 on your keyboard or use the Save Snippet button on the toolbar (it is found to the right or below the font choice) or go to Edit and click on Save selection as Snippet. You will be prompted for a name for this text you have highlighted. Once saved, it will be added to the drop-down list of Snippets you can insert at your cursor position any time you need it in the future.

To use a snippet, just put your cursor right where you want the text to appear, then use the pull-down and pick the content you want. As soon as you make your choice, Intellect will paste that content right where your cursor is!

I’ve installed Windows 10 already on one of my computers and tried out our software with it. The great news is that all our current versions seem to be ready to go when you are!

So, how is Windows 10?

The short answer? I like Windows 10 and I’m happy I upgraded.

The slightly longer answer? I like the fact that Windows seems to be back to focusing on real computer desktop users again. I like the start menu that doesn’t hide my desktop and I like that Microsoft’s new apps run in Windows like everything else does on my desktop instead of taking over full screen like they did in Windows 8. I think these changes will help things be more familiar to Windows 7 users making the jump, as well.

For all the media talk about the PC being dead, the fact is that for you and me, our computer is still the main place to get work done! Our smartphones and tablets are great, but when I’m near my computer, I’m going to use it to answer email and do my work, not my phone. Of course, that is also where our Chaos Software programs are the most powerful, too!

So to sum it all up, if you decide to take the leap and upgrade to Windows 10, our software should be ready for you!

Hopefully, you have found our Chaos University and the wealth of free training information we offer there. We recently added a few new videos to the mix, so if you haven’t looked there in a while, here are the new updates!

Intellect 411 – Mail Rules – All about creating your own rules in Intellect 4 for blocking or filtering junk mail and for filing messages in folders.